1 “Magnetic skyrmions: intriguing physics and new spintronic device concepts” [perspective paper]
Yan Zhou, National Science Review, vol. 6, No. 2, pp 210-212 (2019). doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwy109
2 “Magnetic Skyrmion Spectrum Under Voltage Excitation and its Linear Modulation”
Xing Chen, Wang Kang, Daoqian Zhu, Na Lei, Xichao Zhang, Yan Zhou, Youguang Zhang and Weisheng Zhao
Physical Review Applied, 12, 024008 (2019)
3 “A ferromagnetic skyrmion-based nano-oscillator with modified profile of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction”
J.H. Guo, J. Xia, X.C. Zhang, Philip W.T. Pong, Y.M. Wu, H. Chen, W.S. Zhao, Yan Zhou
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 496, 165912 (2020).
4 “A Comparative Cross-Layer Study on Racetrack Memories: Domain Wall vs Skyrmion,” Wang Kang, Bi Wu, Xing Chen, Daoqian Zhu, Zhaohao Wang, Xichao Zhang and Yan Zhou, Keni Qiu, Youguang Zhang, and Weisheng Zhao, ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems, Vol. 16, No. 1, Article 2. (2019).
5 “Scaling of the Rashba spin-orbit torque in magnetic domain walls”
Daowei Wang, Yan Zhou*
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 493, 165694 (2019).
6 Dynamics of an antiferromagnetic skyrmion in a racetrack with a defect
Xue Liang, Guoping Zhao, Laichuan Shen, Jing Xia, Li Zhao, Xichao Zhang, and Yan Zhou*
Physical Review B, 100, 144439 (2019).
7 “Dynamics of antiskyrmions induced by the voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy gradient”
Lei Qiu, Jing Xia, Youhua Feng, Laichuan Shen, Francois J. Morvan, Xichao
Zhang, Xiaoxi Liu, Yan Zhou, Guoping Zhao
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 496, 165922 (2019).
8 “A skyrmion-based spin-torque nano-oscillator with enhanced edge”
Youhua Feng, Francois J. Morvan, Jing Xia, Laichuan Shen, Lei Qiu, Xichao Zhang, Yan Zhou, Guoping Zhao
Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 491, 165610 (2019)
9 “An achiral ferromagnetic/chiral antiferromagnetic bilayer system leading to controllable size and density of skyrmions”
F. J. Morvan, H. B. Luo, H. X. Yang, X. Zhang, Yan Zhou, G. P. Zhao, W. X. Xia, J. P. Liu
Scientific Reports, 9, 2970 (2019)
10 “High-Speed Skyrmion Motion in a Skyrmion Shift Device Driven by Voltage”
Yizheng Liu, Na Lei, Chengxiang Wang, Xichao Zhang, Wang Kang, Daoqian Zhu, Yan Zhou, Xiaoxi Liu, Youguang Zhang, and Weisheng Zhao
Physical Review Applied, 11, 014004 (2019).
Editor’s suggestion
11 “Creation and directional motion of chiral spin textures induced by electric fields”
Chuang Ma, Xichao Zhang, Yusei Yamada, Jing Xia, Motohiko Ezawa, Wanjun Jiang, Yan Zhou*, Akimitsu Morisako and Xiaoxi Liu* (*co-correspondence authors)
Nano Letters, 19 (1), 353-361, (2019)
12 Ultrafast Field-free Magnetization Switching using Bi-directional Spin Hall Current and Antiferromagnetic Interlayer Exchange
Xiaoguang Li, Aiguo Kang, Zhejie Liu, Yan Zhou*
Applied Physics Letters, 114, 012403 (2019).
13 Current-driven dynamics of frustrated skyrmions in a synthetic antiferromagnetic bilayer
J Xia, X Zhang, M Ezawa, Z Hou, W Wang, X Liu, Yan Zhou*
Physical Review Applied, 11, 044046, (2019)
14 Spin torque nano-oscillators based on antiferromagnetic skyrmions
L Shen, J Xia, G Zhao, X Zhang, M Ezawa, OA Tretiakov, X Liu, Yan Zhou*
Applied Physics Letters, 114, 042402, (2019).
Selected as AIP feature article as a Scilights summary and Featured article.
15 “Manipulation of magnetic skyrmions in a locally modified synthetic antiferromagnetic racetrack”
R. P. Loreto, X. Zhang, Yan Zhou, M. Ezawa, X. Liu and C. I. L. Araujo
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 482, 155–159 (2019).
Editor’s selection, JMMM